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BAE Systems Filton, part of Airbus UK
BAE Systems Filton, part of Airbus UK

Airbus UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems which produces wings for the Airbus aircraft family. BAE Systems owns 20% of Airbus SAS. Airbus UK has two main sites; Broughton in North Wales carries out final assembly and Filton produces components and wing sections. Filton is also home to a retired Concorde. BAe Systems aircraft hangars at their Filton factory. ... BAe Systems aircraft hangars at their Filton factory. ... BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... The name Broughton is derived from the Saxon “Broc”, which means brook or broken land; and “Tun”, the dwelling or town. ... Filton is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, on the northern outskirts of Bristol. ... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ...


History

Hawker Siddeley (which merged with British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) in 1977 to form British Aerospace) was part of the first Airbus project, the Airbus A300. The British government withdrew support in 1969 but Hawker Siddeley was allowed to continue as supplier of the aircraft's wings due to the advanced stages of design and the reluctance of other nations to take over the wing design. In 1979 BAe rejoined the Airbus consortium. In 2001 Airbus Industrie became Airbus S.A.S., the Airbus Integrated Company. Hawker-Siddeley was a group of UK aircraft manufacturing company formed as a result of the merger of Hawker Aircraft with Armstrong-Siddeley. ... The British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer, formed from the forced merger of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong and Hunting Aircraft Company in 1959. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... Lufthansa Airbus A300 The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, wide-body family of aircraft manufactured by Airbus between 1972 and the present. ...


Airbus UK started work on the wings for the Airbus A380 in August 2002. The A380s first landing on April 27, 2005 The Airbus A380 is a double-decker, four-engined airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. It first flew on April 27, 2005 from Toulouse, France. ...

BAE Systems plc

Corporate Directors: Sue Birley | Phil Carroll | Ulrich Cartellieri | Chris Geoghegan | Michael Hartnall | Michael Lester | Peter Mason | Steve Mogford | Dick Olver | Michael Portillo | Roberto Quarta | Mark Ronald | George Rose | Mike Turner | Peter Weinberg BAE Systems, plc is the worlds fourth largest defense contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see below). ... A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ... Dick Olver is Chairman of BAE Systems, the worlds 4th largest aerospace and defence company. ... Michael Portillo The Rt. ... Mike Turner, CBE is Chief Executive Officer of the aerospace and defence company BAE SYSTEMS. He received a CBE for services to the Aerospace Industry in the Queens 1999 Birthday Honours. ...

Subsidiaries: Airbus UK | BAE Systems Air Systems | BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies | BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support | BAE Systems Land Systems | BAE Systems Naval Ships | BAE Systems North America | BAE Systems Regional Aircraft | BAE Systems Shared Services | BAE Systems Submarines | BAE Systems Underwater Systems | BAE Systems Platform Solutions | MBDA UK | Atlas Elektronik BAE Systems Land Systems is a division of BAE Systems specialising in ground warfare systems, e. ... BAE Systems North America Inc. ...

Joint ventures: Airbus SAS (20%) | Eurofighter GmbH (33%) | MBDA (37.5%) | Saab (20.5%) | SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (25%) Airbus S.A.S. better known as simply Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, is the worlds largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. ... Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH is a multinational company which is tasked with co-ordinating the design, production and upgrade of the Eurofighter Typhoon. ... European arms company MBDA, which manufactures missiles, is the result of the 2002 merger of Aerospatiale Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile interests, and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... SAAB redirects here. ... SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (Selex S&AS) is a major avionics joint venture created by the merger of Finmeccanicas Galileo Avionica and BAE Systems Avionics. ...

Annual Revenue: $17.5 billion USD ( image:green up.png18% FY 2004) | Employees: 73,300 | Stock Symbol: LSE: BAE | Website: www.baesystems.com USD redirects here. ... Green up arrow for a positive change in revenue from last fiscal year. ... A fiscal year or financial year is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange located in London. ...


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Aerospace Engineering Online: Technology Update (November 2002) (1243 words)
Airbus UK claims it is the first time that high-tensile-strength aluminum alloy has been selected for wing ribs.
Airbus UK is responsible for the wings of all Airbus aircraft including the new A318, which has now flown with CFM International's CFM56-5 powerplant, the engine with which it will be certified first.
Airbus UK claims savings of over 10% in time and cost as a result of a mechanized line, or flowline, installation for the equipping stage of its wing assembly for single-aisle aircraft.
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